[HTML][HTML] Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy Consensus Statement and Guidelines for bronchoscopy and airway management amid the COVID-19 pandemic

MA Pritchett, CL Oberg, A Belanger… - Journal of thoracic …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a newly emerging
zoonotic virus that was initially identified in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China on …

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

MS Calderwood, DJ Anderson, DW Bratzler… - Infection Control & …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The intent of this document is to highlight practical recommendations in a concise format
designed to assist acute-care hospitals in implementing and prioritizing their surgical-site …

Emerging paradigms in the prevention of surgical site infection: the patient microbiome and antimicrobial resistance

DR Long, JC Alverdy, MS Vavilala - Anesthesiology, 2022 - pubs.asahq.org
Emerging Paradigms in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: The Patient Microbiome and
Antimicrobial Resistance | Anesthesiology | American Society of Anesthesiologists Skip to Main …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of healthcare workers' levels of preparedness and awareness regarding COVID-19 infection in low-resource settings

M Elhadi, A Msherghi, M Alkeelani… - The American journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is spreading rapidly worldwide, with
devastating consequences for patients, healthcare workers, health systems, and economies …

SHEA/IDSA/APIC practice recommendation: strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update

JB Glowicz, E Landon, EE Sickbert-Bennett… - Infection Control & …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute-care
hospitals in prioritization and implementation of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated …

Preventing infection of patients and healthcare workers should be the new normal in the era of novel coronavirus epidemics

A Bowdle, LS Munoz-Price - Anesthesiology, 2020 - pubs.asahq.org
As we write this editorial, the world is waiting anxiously to find out whether the current SARS-
CoV-2 (etiologic agent of coronavirus disease 2019; COVID-19) epidemic will be contained …

Assessment of exposure risks to COVID-19 among frontline health care workers in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional survey

SA Atnafie, DA Anteneh, DK Yimenu, ZD Kifle - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The burden to fight with Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has
lied to frontline health care workers that are putting themselves at a higher risk in the battle …

Strategies for daily operating room management of ambulatory surgery centers following resolution of the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic

F Dexter, M Elhakim, RW Loftus, MS Seering… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
We performed a narrative review to explore the economics of daily operating room
management decisions for ambulatory surgery centers following resolution of the acute …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and feasibility of an evidence-based intraoperative infection control program targeting improved basic measures: a post-implementation …

RT Wall, S Datta, F Dexter, N Ghyasi… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Study objective A randomized controlled study demonstrated that an optimized
intraoperative infection control program targeting basic preventive measures can reduce …

The effect of improving basic preventive measures in the perioperative arena on Staphylococcus aureus transmission and surgical site infections: a randomized …

RW Loftus, F Dexter, MJ Goodheart… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Surgical site infections increase patient morbidity and health care costs. The
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasize improved basic preventive …